The Legend of The Holy Brother
older brother
Director: Takao Tsuyoko
Writers: Rika Nezu / Hikaru Nakamura
Language: Japanese
Screening Date: 2013-05-10 (Japan)
Runtime: 89 minutes
In the 21st century, the founders of Buddhism and Christianity in the world's three major religions, Buddha and Jesus, two sages, after spending the end of the century, had two months of paid vacation, and they discussed where to go for a vacation.
Jesus' request was to have good food coupled with a good internet environment, and the Buddha was more concerned about whether the staple food was rice or not. After some deliberation, Jesus and the Buddha eliminated Spain, which was not accustomed to local food, and India, where the abandoned Ganges river is located, and decided to move to Japan, where the four seasons are clearly suitable for living.
The two sages found a house called "Matsuda Apartment" in Tachikawa, Tokyo, but the process of renting the house was not very smooth. After all, both sages have the appearance of foreigners, and often because of various unexpected situations , the landlord's mother-in-law is full of doubts about these two foreign young people and is not optimistic. But in the end, after receiving the gift from Jesus, after considering the two people, he rented the house to Jesus and the Buddha.
Of course, Mrs. Matsuda later posted a targeted tenant rule called "Ten Precepts".
Buddha
He was a young man with a snail's beard, a pekoe on his forehead, and long earlobes. Due to the power of the gods, the hair becomes round and becomes a very long ordinary hair when cleaned (you can definitely see this rare scene in the film).
Because I had ascetic experience in the cultivation era, I was usually very frugal, vegetarian, would go to buy paper towels because of supermarket discounts, bought vegetables that were a few points higher than the market price and chagrin, and would be angry because I forgot to tighten the faucet on a trip to the hot springs...
His interest was in making silk prints, and 1/3 of the T-shirts he and Jesus usually wore were made by himself, and his head would glow when he said that he had moral character. (One of the landlady's "Ten Precepts" is a rule specifically for the Buddha: be careful with your use of it.
Jesus
The image of a foreigner with straight hair, a beard, and a crown of thorns on his head. She was once said by a high school girl to look like Johnny Depp, and when she was surprised, the crown of thorns on her head would bloom.
Compared with the Buddha, Jesus is quite childlike and cheerful, can be integrated into whatever he wants, and is also a bit natural. The scars on his forehead bleed when he feels extreme pressure or terror, when angels come, and angels come for him when they fall from a high place. I usually like to play on the computer and surf the Internet, and insist on updating my blog.
The two sages lived a holiday life as mortals in Tokyo, and although they seemed to be no different from modern humans, they also caused various situations due to their status as saints.
Fearing being driven away by his landlord's mother-in-law, the Buddha kept showing her his sage smile, but it didn't work well, and Jesus' way of giving her back by giving gifts seemed more practical.
In addition, because the two people have been sightseeing and traveling, they are suspected by the landlord and nearby residents to be old people; the birds and animals that constantly come to visit pilgrims near the apartment; the peaches that are full of trees when they are seen by the Buddha; the food that Jesus thinks of at Christmas, and there will soon be animals coming to take the initiative to "dedicate" themselves.
And the terrible trio of schoolchildren, taking pleasure in following the mole on the Buddha's head, despite the Buddha's repeated gentle teachings, he could not avoid being pressed on the head of the little devil, and finally he came to the conclusion that the Buddha's smile was completely useless to children!
In addition to various situations, the two also experienced a lot of rare interesting things in the mortal world, and also gained a variety of care and love.
When the two went on a trip to the hot springs and disappeared for several days, everyone was a little empty because they couldn't see the two people. Occasionally encountered gangster bosses, landlords and mothers-in-law who do not look favorably on them, convenience store clerks who frequent them, and even primary school students who often tease the Buddha...
They were all wondering, did these two people go back or what happened?
And, of course, the two take care of and encourage each other in their lives together in Tokyo.
When Jesus forgot that Christmas was his birthday, he was still thinking about Santa Claus and the elk, and even sang the Christmas song "The Joy of the Holy World" until he found out that the Buddha wanted to buy a cake to celebrate him. There is also the story of Jesus encouraging The Buddha to ride a roller coaster and bravely confront three mischievous schoolchildren.
Warmth goes hand in hand with hilarity, and of course this is definitely not Jesus and Buddha that you are not familiar with.
Although the two appeared every day in the image of printed T-shirts and jeans, they also struggled with worldly issues such as what to cook rice and the price of vegetables. But the well-known religious stories such as the Son and the Holy Spirit, Christmas, Buddha's light, and asceticism also continue to appear in the film, but they have evolved into various playful memes in the comics, but what is fundamentally expressed is still about love, tolerance, and goodness...
Although we are temporarily unable to achieve two months of paid vacation, and it is difficult to travel abroad because of the epidemic, it is better to experience a leisurely holiday life in this movie.